Position: Sr. Data Analyst

Duration: 1 Year

Location: City of New York (Remote)

Objectives

As the data governance program enters its second year of operation, HDC is seeking a consultant to complete the following tasks. Although HDC would ideally like to include all four tasks in this engagement, we may elect to defer Tasks 3 and/or 4 to a future engagement.

Tasks:

1. Evaluate the current state of the data governance program against industry best practices for data and analytics governance programs.
2. Recommend and prioritize which activities and/or capacities the data governance program should develop to sustainably advance to the next phase of maturity that would best support HDC's needs.
3. Optional : Create a workplan/roadmap that HDC can follow to implement the activities/capacities recommended in Task 2.
4. Optional : Suggest which tools HDC may need to procure to support the activities/capacities recommended in Task 2 (e.g., functionality to include but not limited to data catalog, data documentation, data management systems, etc.).

Scope of Work

• By the end of the engagement, the selected respondent must produce the following deliverables at minimum.
• A detailed report with findings and recommendations from the tasks included in the selected respondent's scope of work.
• Presentation slides to brief the client team and leadership with a summary of the above deliverables.
• If the selected respondent is directed to complete Task 3, an implementation workplan/roadmap document.
• Staffing and resource requirements.
• Prioritization criteria for data resources to bring under the data governance program
• Enforcement of policies, standards, and processes
• Preparedness for data cataloguing and integration tools and Reporting system best practices.
• The selected respondent will have access to the following resources.

Key HDC staff implementing the data governance program;

• Regular weekly check-ins with client leadership to ensure alignment on priorities, deliverables, and timeline.
• Access to program planning and operation documents.
• Access to HDC staff related to the data governance program.
• We encourage respondents to identify any additional resources needed to successfully complete this engagement's tasks and deliverables.

Selection Criteria

• Respondents will be evaluated on their ability to successfully complete all four tasks noted in the Objectives section above.
• Additionally, respondents and submissions meeting the following criteria may be viewed favourably.
• Experience working with financial institutions, public sector agencies, and/or, most ideally, housing finance agencies
• Experience advising clients in data and analytics governance;
• Experience with technical solutions needed to support data and analytics governance programs.
• Experience advising clients with complex, interrelated, mission-critical data systems.
• Experience advising clients who must provide accurate data to meet time-sensitive legal and regulatory requirements.
• Orientation to people and business process aspects of data and analytics governance.
• Ability to design and engage in productive dialogues with client staff and leadership Competitive pricing
• Ability to complete deliverables